King Richard I The Lionheart

Marriage: Berengaria DE NAVARRE on 9 Feb 1188 in Chapel of St. George, Limassol, Cyprus

Died: 6 Apr 1199, Chalus, Limousin, France aged 41

General Notes:

1189 Crowned King. Reigned for 10 years but spent only 7 months in England. 1189 Set out with Philip de France on the 3rd Crusade to the Holy Land 1191 Captures city of Acre, Palestine & defeats Saladin at Arsouf 1192 Reaches agreement with Saladin allowing Christians to make pilgrimages to Jerusalem.1192 Captured by the Duke of Austria who hands him over to Henry VI of Germany 1194 Ransom of 100,000 marks paid to Henry VI for him. Richard released & returned to England.1199 Mortally wounded at Chalus, France, Buried at Fontevraud Abbey

Richard married Berengaria DE NAVARRE on 9 Feb 1188 in Chapel of St. George, Limassol, Cyprus. (Berengaria DE NAVARRE was born in 1163.)